VA/US SOL 15

What year was Brown v Board decided by the Supreme Court?

• 1964

• 1956

• 1964

• 1954

What areas have contributed to the new/increasing immigration to the US?

• eastern Europe & Latin America

• Asia & Latin America

• Asia & eastern Europe

• Latin America & western Africa

Reasons for _______________ include political freedom & economic opportunity.

• Immigration

• Population

• Nationalism

• Socialism

Which of the following is NOT a contribution of immigrants?

• Diversity

• Role in labor force

• strain on government services

• expanded source of scientists/engineers

Which is NOT an issue related to immigration policy?

• border issues

• pathway to citizenship

• bilingual education

• strain on government services

• Role in labor force

Which US president promised increased support for the American space program in the early 1960s?

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight Eisenhower

Which is NOT a technological advance in the last few decades?

• World Wide Web

• Cellular phones

• Cable TV/ 24 hour news

• Rotary dial phones

• Personal computers

Who developed the vaccine for polio?

• Jonas Salk

• Edward Jenner

• Pearl Kendrick

• Grace Eldering

• Loney Gordon

Which was NOT advocated by Reagan during his tenure as president?

• Tax cuts

• Increase of American military

• Expansion of government programs & regulations

• Transfer of responsibilities to state governments

The Patriot Act is an example of the US response to

• Nationalism

• Nazism

• Terrorism

• Capitalism